1 Chronicles 11:19

11:19 and said, “God forbid that I should do this! ¹  Should I drink the blood of these men who risked their lives?” ²  Because they risked their lives to bring it to him, he refused to drink it. Such were the exploits of the three elite warriors. ³ 

1 Chronicles 28:8

28:8 So now, in the sight of all Israel, the Lord’s assembly, and in the hearing of our God, I say this: ⁴  Carefully observe ⁵  all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may possess this good land and may leave it as a permanent inheritance for your children after you.

[11:19]  ¹ tn Heb “Far be it to me from my God from doing this.”

[11:19]  ² tn Heb “with their lives.” The same expression occurs later in this verse.

[11:19]  ³ tn Heb “These things the three warriors did.”

[28:8]  ⁴ tn The words “I say this” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[28:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “Watch! Seek!”